Area Rug Cleaning in Great Neck, NY

Across the peninsula, a lot of floors are hardwood, marble or tile. Area rugs make those rooms quieter and warmer, and they become the place where crumbs, pet hair and street grit end up.

We come for the rug, take it to our plant, and bring it back clean and dry. If you live in a building, the doorman or super can hand it over; at a house, we come to the front door.

Two rugs or six, one trip handles them.

For buildings near Middle Neck Road, a quick note to the front desk is often all it takes. If the building wants rugs carried through the service entrance, we use it. Rugs are rolled tight and carried, never dragged across a lobby floor.

Back at the plant, the rug is examined before any washing: what it is made of, how it is backed, whether the colors hold, and where it may be weak. A flatweave from a design shop, a tufted wool rug and a polyester runner each get a different treatment.

Marble and stone floors, common in entry halls here, are hard on rugs. Grit gets trapped underneath and works into the backing. Beating that grit out ahead of washing is the step that adds years to a rug's life.

The wash uses non-toxic products, a full rinse and a drying room with moving air. Nothing goes home with moisture left in the backing.

Dinner party marks are common: tea, red wine, sauce dripped beside the table. So are children's markers and pet accidents. Each is pre-treated on its own, and we will tell you which marks are likely to lift completely.

On delivery day the rug goes back exactly where you want it. A pad that has gone flat will be flagged, since polished marble gives a rug nothing to grip.

Hand-knotted Persian and silk rugs, which you find in many Great Neck homes, go through a separate, slower process described on our oriental rug page.

Most rugs are back home in about a week. If you are preparing for a holiday or a family celebration, tell us the date so we can plan the pickup early.

Children's rooms and playrooms in the bigger houses often have bright, thick rugs that take a beating from juice boxes, glitter and slime. These are usually synthetic and wash up well. We are honest when a very inexpensive rug costs more to clean than to replace, so you can decide with real numbers in front of you.

If you are renovating an apartment or redoing floors in a house, it is a good moment to send rugs out. They stay safe from dust and paint at our plant and come back clean when the new floors are ready.

Hand-knotted rugs belong on oriental rug cleaning in Great Neck, and bedroom wall-to-wall on our peninsula carpet page. South of the expressway, families can use Garden City rug pickup.

Ring 1-800-589-4364 to schedule, or leave your details in the short form above. No charge for the estimate, and 10% off for new customers.